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Ran (re-release)
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MPAA RATING: R
Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, and Daisuke Ryu
Re-released for its fifteenth anniversary, Ran is Kurosawa's meditation on Shakespeare's "King Lear" crossed with the history of Japan's 16th-century Civil Wars and the legend of Mori, a feudal warlord with three good sons. (WinStar Cinema)
| GENRE(S): | War |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Masato Ide
Akira Kurosawa Hideo Oguni William Shakespeare (play King Lear) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Akira Kurosawa |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: April 15, 2003 Video: April 16, 2002 Theatrical: August 18, 2000 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 160 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | Japan / France |
| LANGUAGE(S): | Japanese (with English subtitles) |
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Mr. Hankey gave it a10:
Akira Kurosawa was a visionary his work was the best a japanese director has ever put out. Yes this is based on King Lear and is a genius copy as well. The sequences of violence show the different customs that japan had and also the conflict between the sons and the father was shown amazingly. The fact is you will never find a better japanese film besides Ran and Seven Samurai in your life and if you do you better post a review because I would like to know.
Dan C. gave it a 10:
Akira Kurosawa is a genius!
Pat C. gave it a 9:
It's hard to go wrong with King Lear, the perfect drama with all the elements of personal and political conflict. But the emphasis shifts to the spectacle of moving units of different color-themed troops about, overshadowing the laborously developed characters. In the "Seven Samurai" and "Hidden Fortress," Kurosawa didn't let the action overshadow the characters.
Yoon C. gave it a 9:
The first 50 minutes are among the greatest Kurosawa ever filmed. The battle scene that climaxes the story into the next stage is perhaps the most brilliant meshing of the epic beauty and the sheer horror of grand warfare. It's also a vision of cold war between Hidetora's two sons. Though ostensibly defeating Hidetora's men, they are clearly flexing their military muscles at one another. However, following this scene Hidetora becomes a zero, just a white face painted Noh abstraction slumped in self pity and the movie lacks a dramatic center. Still, the many intrigues among the powers-that-be for supreme power, vengeance, and personal vanity keep it moving forward and culminates in a grand finale.
David B. gave it a 10:
Chuck steven knows nothing about Kurosawa or what this man did. This is one of his greatest films behind the seven samurai. It is just that we are ignorant americans who would rather see trash than enjoy art.
Daniel Z. gave it a 10:
A later film by Akira, the film shows off his maturiuty and his true dedication to movie-making!! A master piece!!
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